Pennsylvania Super Lawyers recognizes Eckert Seamans attorneys from Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices in 2017 edition
May 15, 2017
Eckert Seamans is pleased to announce that 31 attorneys from the firm’s Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh offices were recently selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters.
Eckert Seamans attorneys received additional accolades among the Super Lawyers ranks, including Scott D. Cessar and Christopher R. Opalinski as two of the “Top 50 in Pittsburgh,” Peter J. Hoffman as one of the “Top 100 in Pennsylvania” and “Top 100 in Philadelphia,” and Roberta Jacobs-Meadway as one of the “Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania, “Top 100 in Pennsylvania,” and “Top 100 in Philadelphia.”
The complete list of Eckert Seamans attorneys recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars and the categories for which they were honored follows below.
PHILADELPHIA
Mitchell L. Bach, Business Litigation
Albert G. Bixler, Civil Litigation Defense
Stephen M. Foxman, Business/Corporate
David B. Gornish, Intellectual Property (Rising Star)
Eli Granek, Civil Litigation (Rising Star)
Edward A. Gray, Civil Litigation Defense
Peter J. Hoffman, Civil Litigation Defense
Roberta Jacobs-Meadway, Intellectual Property
David Laigaie, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Jeffrey P. Lewis, Civil Litigation: Defense
Jodi D. Oley, Personal Injury: Products: Defense (Rising Star)
John E. Quinn, Employment & Labor
Joan N. Stern, Government Finance
Karen Lee “Kitt” Turner, Bankruptcy: Business
HARRISBURG
Mark A. Fontana, Employment & Labor
Casey A. Coyle, Business Litigation (Rising Star)
PITTSBURGH
Kevin P. Allen, Business Litigation
Timothy F. Burke, Estate & Probate
Scott D. Cessar, Construction Litigation
Dorothy A. Davis, Business Litigation
Louis A. DePaul, Jr., Business Litigation (Rising Star)
John R. McGinley, Jr., Business Litigation
John F. Meck, Estate & Probate
John J. Myers, Employment Litigation: Defense
Christopher R. Opalinski, Construction Litigation
Nancy L. Rackoff, Estate & Probate
The Eckert Seamans group joins the top five percent of lawyers in Pennsylvania in receiving this honor from their peers and others in the legal industry. The basis for selection includes noteworthy verdicts or settlements; creativity or innovation within the legal process; the number of cases tried or transactions handled; years in practice; position within the firm; professional activities; writings and lectures; community involvement; professional degrees or training; and academic and employment background.
The results of the survey will be published in a supplement to Philadelphia Magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine (selected attorneys in Pittsburgh only) as well as the Thomson Reuters Legal annual publication Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.